THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
Photograph courtesy Roger N ielsen
FISHING BOATS OFF THE ROCKY COAST OF ICELAND
The Icelanders have been slow to adopt the steam trawler and the motorboat in their fishing
industry. Until a few years ago, the open rowboat was used almost exclusively.
Photograph by Gilbert Grosvenor
AN ICELAND SCHOONER LEAVING BADDECK HARBOR, NOVA SCOTIA
The ship has come to Cape Breton Island's forest-clad shores for lumber. Timber is one of
the most pressing needs of the Icelander (see text, page 50o). Note the Iceland ensign flying
at the mainmast.
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